¶ … Wealth of a Nation to Be: The American Colonies on the Eve of the Revolution" by Alice Hanson Jones. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1980.) xxxvi, 494 p.: ill.; 24 cm, (HC104.J67).
This book is a more modern look than some of the other books scrutinized in these reports. It takes a newer look at America poised for Revolution, and indicates how the quest for American freedom and the country's economy were so clearly and closely intertwined. Perhaps one of the most interesting portions of the book is the clear indication of more economic development in the northern colonies rather than the southern. In a pattern that would continue throughout the country's development, the north geared itself more toward manufacture and industry, while the south geared itself more toward agriculture and rural life. These would be the deciding factors when Civil War tore the country apart only 100 years after the eve of Revolution. In addition, the book illustrates another economic trend that has continued throughout history - the continual creation and rising of a distinct middle-class in the country. While colonists hoped to leave behind the distinct class structure of England when they immigrated to America, the country and its' economy clearly created another distinct class, the middle-class merchant and entrepreneur.
This author's thesis is quite clear from the title and first pages of the book. This is a book about the colonies on the eve of Revolution, and how the economy helped lead the colonies to war with England. To help back up this thesis, the author includes many helpful tables and graphs that aid the reader in understanding the scope and relevance of the economy. For example, Jones illustrates that our economy followed England's in many respects. Land, livestock, and farm equipment were clearly the most important items in the economy, and this was the same in England. These items made up 94% of the capital goods in New England and 85% in the middle colonies (Jones 98). This economic growth led to burgeoning trade that the English tried to capitalize on and keep as their...
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